Browsing: Workers' comp legislation, regulations, standards and codes (QLD)


FRI
3:04PM

"Claim farming" ban passes, harassment laws introduced

Legislation banning workers' compensation "claim farming" has passed Parliament, while a Bill increasing workplace protections for s-xual harassment victims and independent vehicle drivers has been introduced, and a mental health levy has been announced for large employers, across a busy few days in Queensland.


MON
12:00PM

Injury Bill tackles "claim farming" and terminal benefits

In an Australian first, the practice of workers' compensation "claim farming" will be banned, under an Amendment Bill that also curtails the impact of a Queensland judgment on benefits for workers with terminal conditions.



THU
12:38PM

THU
3:50PM

Work-related PTSD protections legislated in another state

Queensland has become the third Australian jurisdiction to introduce presumptive injury compensation for first responders, and other workers exposed to "graphic details of traumatic incidents", who develop post-traumatic stress disorder.


WED
12:15PM

FRI
2:47PM

Amendments target psych injuries, encourage apologies

Psychologically injured workers will no longer need to prove their employment was the "major" cause of their injury, while employers will be able to apologise to injured workers without fear of admitting liability, under a 79-page Bill introduced in Queensland.


FRI
3:57PM

MON
3:58PM

FRI
3:57PM

Page 1 of 6 | Total articles: 53

Jurisdiction
AustMap Tasmania Victoria South Australia New South Wales Australian Capital Territory Queensland the Northern Territitory Western Australia National / Commonwealth